Loading, please wait...
LOT 0501
Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
MOSTLY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (5.06 grams total, 13-26 mm).
Comprising: a blue-glazed eye of Horus amulet with bifacial detailing, pierced for suspension; a glazed Shu amulet, suspended on a slender gold bar and pendant hoop; offered with a black stone stamp seal engraved with a bird standing left, pierced for suspension. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Egyptian Carnelian Amulet Group
Late New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising: three poppy seed amulets; three similar modelled in the half-round; and others. 6.84 grams total, 10-19 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
.jpg)
Large Egyptian Bronze Head of a Cat
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
Modelled sleek and muscular in the round, the ears and eyes alert creating a dignified expression; piercings through the ears; hollow-formed; mounted on a custom-made display base. 629 grams total, 21.5 cm high including stand
Acquired from a French dealer, 1965. Swiss private collection. UK private collection, 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11838-206398.
Possibly intended as a container for the mummified remains of a cat, or from a statuette of the goddess Bastet. The feline's pierced ears likely once held earrings or other ornaments. In ancient Egypt, cats were the sacred animal of the goddess Bastet; such objects were often given as donations at her temples. -
Egyptian Wooden Face Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
With carved and painted facial details, fixed to a wooden board with pegs. 509 grams, 27.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
